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Hilton may well be sending his opponent a thank-you note and a bottle of bubbly for that performance.—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 Afterward, Meghan sent the pair a thank-you note and a gift basket full of her favorite As ever products.—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 Those aren’t bad odds in my book, which makes the thank-you letter a thumbs-up response to being rejected.—Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 2 May 2026 At the World Cup in Russia in 2018, Japanese players famously cleaned the dressing room after a loss and left a thank-you note in Russian.—Stephen Wade, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thank-you
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Etymology
from the phrase thank you used in expressing gratitude